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= Recent Changes
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:idprefix: recent_
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== Boost 1.89.0
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* Added the `hash_is_avalanching` trait class.
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== Boost 1.84.0
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* {cpp}03 is no longer supported.
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////
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Copyright 2005-2008 Daniel James
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Copyright 2022 Christian Mazakas
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Copyright 2022 Peter Dimov
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Copyright 2022, 2025 Peter Dimov
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Distributed under the Boost Software License, Version 1.0.
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https://www.boost.org/LICENSE_1_0.txt
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////
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template<class It> void hash_unordered_range( std::size_t& seed, It first, It last );
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template<class It> std::size_t hash_unordered_range( It first, It last );
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template<class Hash> struct hash_is_avalanching;
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} // namespace boost
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----
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Throws: ::
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`std::bad_variant_access` when `v.valueless_by_exception()` is `true`.
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== <boost/container_hash/{zwsp}hash_is_avalanching.hpp>
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Defines the trait `boost::hash_is_avalanching`.
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[source]
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----
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namespace boost
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{
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template<class Hash> struct hash_is_avalanching;
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} // namespace boost
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----
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=== hash_is_avalanching<Hash>
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[source]
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----
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template<class Hash> struct hash_is_avalanching
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{
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static constexpr bool value = /* see below */;
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};
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----
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`hash_is_avalanching<Hash>::value` is:
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* `Hash::is_avalanching::value` if this is present and convertible at compile time to a `bool`,
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* `true` if `Hash::is_avalanching` is `void` (this usage is deprecated),
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* ill-formed otherwise.
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A hash function is said to have the _avalanching property_ if small changes
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—ideally, flipping one bit in the representation of the input value results
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in each bit of the hash code flipping with probability 50%. Libraries
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to determine if the supplied hash function is of high quality.
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`boost::hash` for `std::basic_string<Ch>` and `std::basic_string_view<Ch>`
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for `Hash`.
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with Boost.ContainerHash.
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// Copyright 2005-2014 Daniel James.
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// Copyright 2021, 2022 Peter Dimov.
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// Copyright 2021, 2022, 2025 Peter Dimov.
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// Distributed under the Boost Software License, Version 1.0.
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// https://www.boost.org/LICENSE_1_0.txt
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#define BOOST_FUNCTIONAL_HASH_HASH_HPP
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#include <boost/container_hash/hash_fwd.hpp>
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#include <boost/container_hash/hash_is_avalanching.hpp>
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#include <boost/container_hash/is_range.hpp>
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#endif
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// boost::unordered::hash_is_avalanching
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// hash_is_avalanching
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namespace unordered
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{
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template<class T> struct hash_is_avalanching;
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template<class Ch> struct hash_is_avalanching< boost::hash< std::basic_string<Ch> > >: std::is_integral<Ch> {};
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template<class Ch> struct hash_is_avalanching< boost::hash< std::basic_string<Ch> > >: std::is_integral<Ch> {};
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#if !defined(BOOST_NO_CXX17_HDR_STRING_VIEW)
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template<class Ch> struct hash_is_avalanching< boost::hash< std::basic_string_view<Ch> > >: std::is_integral<Ch> {};
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template<class Ch> struct hash_is_avalanching< boost::hash< std::basic_string_view<Ch> > >: std::is_integral<Ch> {};
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#endif
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} // namespace unordered
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} // namespace boost
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// Copyright 2005-2009 Daniel James.
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// Copyright 2021, 2022 Peter Dimov.
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// Copyright 2021, 2022, 2025 Peter Dimov.
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// Distributed under the Boost Software License, Version 1.0.
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// https://www.boost.org/LICENSE_1_0.txt
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template<class It> void hash_unordered_range( std::size_t&, It, It );
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template<class It> std::size_t hash_unordered_range( It, It );
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template<class Hash> struct hash_is_avalanching;
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} // namespace boost
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#endif // #ifndef BOOST_FUNCTIONAL_HASH_FWD_HPP
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include/boost/container_hash/hash_is_avalanching.hpp
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57
include/boost/container_hash/hash_is_avalanching.hpp
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// Copyright 2025 Joaquin M Lopez Munoz.
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// Distributed under the Boost Software License, Version 1.0.
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// https://www.boost.org/LICENSE_1_0.txt
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#ifndef BOOST_HASH_HASH_IS_AVALANCHING_HPP_INCLUDED
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#define BOOST_HASH_HASH_IS_AVALANCHING_HPP_INCLUDED
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#include <type_traits>
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namespace boost
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{
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namespace hash_detail
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{
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template<class... Ts> struct make_void
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{
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using type = void;
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};
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template<class... Ts> using void_t = typename make_void<Ts...>::type;
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template<class IsAvalanching> struct avalanching_value
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{
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static constexpr bool value = IsAvalanching::value;
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};
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// may be explicitly marked as BOOST_DEPRECATED in the future
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template<> struct avalanching_value<void>
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{
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static constexpr bool value = true;
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};
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template<class Hash, class = void> struct hash_is_avalanching_impl: std::false_type
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{
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};
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template<class Hash> struct hash_is_avalanching_impl<Hash, void_t<typename Hash::is_avalanching> >:
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std::integral_constant<bool, avalanching_value<typename Hash::is_avalanching>::value>
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{
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};
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template<class Hash>
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struct hash_is_avalanching_impl<Hash, typename std::enable_if< ((void)Hash::is_avalanching, true) >::type>
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{
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// Hash::is_avalanching is not a type: we don't define value to produce
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// a compile error downstream
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};
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} // namespace hash_detail
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template<class Hash> struct hash_is_avalanching: hash_detail::hash_is_avalanching_impl<Hash>::type
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{
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};
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} // namespace boost
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#endif // #ifndef BOOST_HASH_HASH_IS_AVALANCHING_HPP_INCLUDED
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@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
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# Copyright 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022 Peter Dimov
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# Copyright 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2025 Peter Dimov
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# Distributed under the Boost Software License, Version 1.0.
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# See accompanying file LICENSE_1_0.txt or copy at http://www.boost.org/LICENSE_1_0.txt
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@@ -7,6 +7,6 @@ include(BoostTestJamfile OPTIONAL RESULT_VARIABLE HAVE_BOOST_TEST)
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if(HAVE_BOOST_TEST)
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boost_test_jamfile(FILE Jamfile.v2
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LINK_LIBRARIES Boost::container_hash Boost::core Boost::utility Boost::unordered)
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LINK_LIBRARIES Boost::container_hash Boost::core Boost::utility)
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endif()
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@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
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# Copyright 2005-2012 Daniel James.
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# Copyright 2022 Peter Dimov
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# Copyright 2022, 2025 Peter Dimov
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# Distributed under the Boost Software License, Version 1.0.
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# https://www.boost.org/LICENSE_1_0.txt
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@@ -119,10 +119,9 @@ run is_described_class_test3.cpp
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run described_class_test.cpp
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: : : <warnings>extra ;
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run hash_is_avalanching_test.cpp
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/boost/unordered//boost_unordered ;
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run hash_is_avalanching_test2.cpp
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/boost/unordered//boost_unordered ;
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run hash_is_avalanching_test.cpp ;
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run hash_is_avalanching_test2.cpp ;
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run hash_is_avalanching_test3.cpp ;
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run hash_integral_test2.cpp ;
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@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
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// Copyright 2022 Peter Dimov.
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// Copyright 2022, 2025 Peter Dimov.
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// Distributed under the Boost Software License, Version 1.0.
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// https://www.boost.org/LICENSE_1_0.txt
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#include <boost/container_hash/hash.hpp>
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#include <boost/container_hash/hash_is_avalanching.hpp>
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#include <boost/core/lightweight_test_trait.hpp>
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#include <boost/unordered/hash_traits.hpp>
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#include <boost/config.hpp>
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#include <string>
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@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ enum my_char { min = 0, max = 255 };
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int main()
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{
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using boost::unordered::hash_is_avalanching;
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using boost::hash_is_avalanching;
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BOOST_TEST_TRAIT_TRUE(( hash_is_avalanching< boost::hash<std::string> > ));
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BOOST_TEST_TRAIT_TRUE(( hash_is_avalanching< boost::hash<std::wstring> > ));
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@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
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// Copyright 2022 Peter Dimov.
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// Copyright 2022, 2025 Peter Dimov.
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// Distributed under the Boost Software License, Version 1.0.
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// https://www.boost.org/LICENSE_1_0.txt
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#include <boost/container_hash/hash.hpp>
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#include <boost/container_hash/hash_is_avalanching.hpp>
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#include <boost/core/lightweight_test_trait.hpp>
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#include <boost/config.hpp>
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#include <boost/config/pragma_message.hpp>
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@@ -14,14 +15,13 @@ int main() {}
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#else
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#include <boost/unordered/hash_traits.hpp>
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#include <string_view>
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enum my_char { min = 0, max = 255 };
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int main()
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{
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using boost::unordered::hash_is_avalanching;
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using boost::hash_is_avalanching;
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BOOST_TEST_TRAIT_TRUE(( hash_is_avalanching< boost::hash<std::string_view> > ));
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BOOST_TEST_TRAIT_TRUE(( hash_is_avalanching< boost::hash<std::wstring_view> > ));
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38
test/hash_is_avalanching_test3.cpp
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38
test/hash_is_avalanching_test3.cpp
Normal file
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
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// Copyright 2025 Joaquin M Lopez Munoz.
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// Distributed under the Boost Software License, Version 1.0.
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// https://www.boost.org/LICENSE_1_0.txt
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|
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#include <boost/container_hash/hash_is_avalanching.hpp>
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#include <boost/core/lightweight_test_trait.hpp>
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#include <type_traits>
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struct X
|
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{
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using is_avalanching = void;
|
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};
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struct Y
|
||||
{
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using is_avalanching = std::true_type;
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};
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|
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struct Z
|
||||
{
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||||
using is_avalanching = std::false_type;
|
||||
};
|
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|
||||
struct W
|
||||
{
|
||||
};
|
||||
|
||||
int main()
|
||||
{
|
||||
using boost::hash_is_avalanching;
|
||||
|
||||
BOOST_TEST_TRAIT_TRUE(( hash_is_avalanching< X > ));
|
||||
BOOST_TEST_TRAIT_TRUE(( hash_is_avalanching< Y > ));
|
||||
BOOST_TEST_TRAIT_FALSE(( hash_is_avalanching< Z > ));
|
||||
BOOST_TEST_TRAIT_FALSE(( hash_is_avalanching< W > ));
|
||||
|
||||
return boost::report_errors();
|
||||
}
|
||||
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